Thirds to thomas thompson chick and james henry milne



(No Model.)

W. SMITH.

SKIRT SUPPORTER FOR OORSETS. No. 420,471. Patented'Feb.4, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VALTER SMITH, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF TWO- TI-IIRDS TO THOMAS THOMPSON CHICK AND JAMES HENRY MILNE,

BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

SKlRT-SUPPORTER FOR CORSETS.

SPECIFICATION" forming part of Letters Patent No. 420,471, dated February 4, 1890.

Application filed July 31, 1889. Serial No. 319,320. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALTER SMITH, gentle man, of the city of Toronto, in the county of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented a certain new and useful IInproveinent in Corsets, of which the following is a specification. 7

The object of the invention is to provide an attachment to a corset by which the skirtbands of the wearer shall be prevented s1ipping down off the back of the corset; and it consists in a skirt-supporter having the peculiar construction hereinafter more fully described, and then definitely claimed.

Figure 1 is a back view of a corset provided with my improvement. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective detail.

A represents two blocks, preferably in the form shown, each block being covered with a suitable fabric, a margin B of the fabric being left to permit it to be sewed upon the corset C in the position indicated. Itwill be observed that one blook is sewed upon one half of the corset and the other block on the opposite half, the two blocks being connected together by a piece of elastic D or other flexible material. The blocks A, when connected to a corset, as shown, provide a support for the bands of the skirts. By connecting the two blocks together with a piece of elastic material the attachment does not interfere with the letting out of the corset.

What I claim as my invention is- As a new article of manufacture, a skirtsupporter consisting of two blocks having a rounded longitudinally-tapered outer surface and a rear flat surface, margins secured to the rear fiat surface and surrounding the blocks for securing them in place, and an elastic band connecting the blocks, substantially as described.

Toronto, June 29, 1889.

WVAIITER SMITH. In presence of- CHARLES C. BALDWIN,

W. G. MoMILLAN. 

